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I was wearing all mentioned in my previous post plus a small thinsulite vest & a 2nd pair of wool socks. About midnight I took the gloves off & put them inside my fleece vest, The "Shug wrist warmers" did fine by themself keeping my hands warm.

I used my sit pad on the ground to stand on if needed, never really needed it.

The only time I got "cold" was the couple of times I found myself without an over quilt, aparently I got too hot & threw it off.

I did have a bit of a problem setting up, the ground was (& is) FROZEN*. So, after bending one stake beyond use, I had to tie off to firewood.

*The ground is so frozen, the local cemetarys are using jack hammers to dig graves "What usually takes us 30 minutes to dig, now is taking 3 hrs."

When you have a backpack on, no matter where you are, you’re home.
PAIN is INEVITABLE. MISERY is OPTIONAL.

I was wearing all mentioned in my previous post plus a small thinsulite vest & a 2nd pair of wool socks. About midnight I took the gloves off & put them inside my fleece vest, The "Shug wrist warmers" did fine by themself keeping my hands warm.

I used my sit pad on the ground to stand on if needed, never really needed it.

The only time I got "cold" was the couple of times I found myself without an over quilt, aparently I got too hot & threw it off.

I did have a bit of a problem setting up, the ground was (& is) FROZEN*. So, after bending one stake beyond use, I had to tie off to firewood.

*The ground is so frozen, the local cemetarys are using jack hammers to dig graves "What usually takes us 30 minutes to dig, now is taking 3 hrs."

Glad that went well ....
Did you have the sock over your head?
It feels so great to awaken warm in the cold does it not?
Wrist warmers really do help and I always keep some gloves in my pocket for late night chills.
Shug

Yep, the sock covers all of me, from about 1' below my feet to about 2' above my head. Also it's tapered at the foot & when I pull the draw cord, like on a stuff sack, it is tapered at the head. Without the tarp: I look like a big gray green cocoon hung between the trees.

I LOVE being warm in a place that is so cold. Was actually wishing it got as cold as it did Friday night,: 3 degrees in Cinti, with a wind chill that brought it down to -32. Sadly, I had to work

A big thanks for the wrist warmer tip!!! They do make a difference!
I had 3 pair of gloves with me: thin liner gloves, mid weight wool fingerless gloves & a pair of neoprene gloves. Never took the Neoprene ones out, but I'll still carry them, after all, it didn't really get that cold last night.

When you have a backpack on, no matter where you are, you’re home.
PAIN is INEVITABLE. MISERY is OPTIONAL.

Depending on how bulky all this is, I also have some extra gear that I might bring just in case. Homemade SPE, CCFs, couple Warbonnets, etc.

I might have to invest in a wagon too! I'll probably at least have to make a couple trips unless my buddies show up to the parking area at the same time as me. I still have Coffee's Gearskin so I'll probably just pack 2 liners...carry one up and leave it, then return to the car for the other. Quick and easy, and it'll keep me from sitting around camp like I usually do up there! Although I do have to find a geocache this time b/c Joker has two travel bugs to get rid of.

Oh - and the cider, too. And something to warm it in. Maybe I'll just hire a sherpa...

“Republics are created by the virtue, public spirit, and intelligence of the citizens. They fall when the wise are banished from the public councils because they dare to be honest, and the profligate are rewarded because they flatter the people, in order to betray them.” ~Judge Joseph Story

You willing to sell any of those prototypes? You know I don't have much resistance for new toys...

“Republics are created by the virtue, public spirit, and intelligence of the citizens. They fall when the wise are banished from the public councils because they dare to be honest, and the profligate are rewarded because they flatter the people, in order to betray them.” ~Judge Joseph Story

"Every day is a new day to a better future" "Of all the things that matter, that really and truly matter, working more efficiently and getting more done is not among them." ~ Mike Dooley"What if I told you that you couldn't have anymore of anything... No more friends, no more money, no more anything, until you first got happy with what you have?"~ Mike Dooley"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing." ~ Socrates

I won't know what I'm actually going to use until I get set up. A lot to choose from, and I think some of it is already lent out, but see me Friday night if you are looking for something/want to try out something.